AAU president argues that college should not be treated as a commodity

A column by Hunter Rawlings, president of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and former president of Cornell University and the University of Iowa, argues that the cost of a college education should not be treated like a commodity.

The piece, "College is not a commodity. Stop treating it like one," was published on the Washington Post website on June 9.

The full column can be accessed at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/06/09/college-is-not-a-commodity-stop-treating-it-like-one/

Penn State has been an AAU member since 1958.

Last Updated June 10, 2015